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Grain Sack Pillows with a Cricut Machine

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I love grain sack pillows! Like really love them! I have a few real grain and flour sacks that I have used to cover some of the pillows in my home. But, I thought why not fake it? So, if you can’t find a real flour sack to cover a pillow in your home, make one! Break out your Cricut machine and make a stencil as shown below. You are going to love the results.

This one was first publishing January 30, 2011, but I added more information so thought I would share it again.

Supplies needed to make grain sack pillow covers:

How to make a DIY grain sack pillow:

First, you will need a vintage logo for your pillow. I am using the Washburn Crosby logo below. I found it here. There are, however, plenty of vintage logos perfect for grain sack pillows all over the place! So, find the one you want to use and save it to your computer. Then use this tutorial to upload it to your Cricut machine.

You can see the completed logo in Cricut Design Space below. You may have to clean up the “trademark” area and a few other areas before cutting. Otherwise, you can cut the logo from card stock or stencil material using your Cricut.

Once cut, remove all of the pieces you do not need from the stencil. You will want to save the middles of all of those letters.

I used little bitty pieces of tape to put the middles back in. That way they will still be there when I use paint to add the logo to my pillow.

Cut the fabric to the size of your pillow leaving a bit of seam allowance. I then used blue fabric paint and stenciled the logo right on my flour sack towel. You can choose any paint color that will work with your home’s decor. Remove the stencil once you have completed painting. You then have to paint by hand anywhere the tape blocked the paint. You can see the difference between the R and O below.

I absolutely LOVE how the logo turned out.

Perfect but not too perfect…ya know?

I then used my pieces to make a pillow cover with my sewing machine. Then just drop in your pillow form to make the grain sack pillows of your dreams!

It is absolutely everything I dreamed it would be!

It looks vintage but it is actually brand new. Flour sack pillows are seriously the perfect addition to any farmhouse style home.

I am now on the hunt for even more vintage logos to make all the things! What about you? Do you love grain sack pillows? Will you be making one of your very own?

Ok, I have totally been trying to figure out how to stencil with my Silhouette! It’s the middle pieces of all the letters that got me! Thanks for the idea, and I LOVE the pillow!!Is there a way to change images into Silhouette files so you can cut them? I’ve barely had mine a month!Glad I hopped over here from A Beach Cottage because last time I was here, I meant to follow you, then forogt to add you to my reader and lost you!

HI Angie! I have wanted to do this for about a month now….even downloaded the same graphic! I just couldn’t figure out how to make it work! I never occurred to me to use my Silhouette! Wow! That is an awesome project! I’d love a copy of your silhouette file to make one! I’ll be on the look out of your sugar version! I found your project at the CSI Project. If you have a minute please stop by and have a look at mine! http://keeninspirations.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-printable-love-word-arti.htmlI am your newest follower…I don’t want to miss anything! 🙂

This is great! My mom was poor growing up and wore flour sack dresses… anyways that just reminded me of that! Please share this over here: http://www.bubblynaturecreations.com/2011/02/project-party-weekend-flavored-lip.htmlWe would love to have you join us!

This is awesome! Would you consider printing out the stencil and selling me one? I don’t have a Silhouette. Also, have you considered giving your material a ‘tea’ bath to make them look more vintage?Thanks for the inspiration!

If you have the “old” silhouette software:Open up your silhouette software. And hit new in the upper left hand corner of your toolbar. Then there should be an option under insert for file. Pick the general mills file. It should pop it onto your screen. You then need to resize it to the shape you want. You then choose get outline in the upper right hand corner of your toolbar. Once that opens up just hit the button that says paste and exit. It will have traced each and every bit of the logo and you are ready to cut!

Angie, you always make such cute stuff! I ADORE this! So cute! One question though, since I just got my Cricut last month, do you use the Cricut Design Studio to do this? I don’t have it yet, but am thinking of buying it. Is it worth it? Thanks! Again, LOVE your project!

You little smarty pants!! I had forgotten that you can upload “pics” and have Silhouette cut them. Maybe I’ll learn how to do that tonight at my class?? Your flour sack turned out great!! I love that you used one color for the logo!Thanks for sharing, Angie! I REALLY appreciate you taking the time, not only to link up, but also to link back. 🙂

I love this logo idea. I would love to have the pattern too, for my new Silhouette if you don’t mind. Maybe cutting it out with freezer paper to do the stenciling would eliminate the tape step as you could iron down the little pieces before painting.LaurieThanks.

I’m thinking about the new Cameo machine. Figured my family could get it for me for Christmas. Saw your post from Tip Junkie. I was wondering if I could still get the file you so graciously offered? If so, [email protected] Thank you so much!

I’m looking at the new Cameo. I’m thinking it would be a great gift for my family to get me for Christmas. I, too, am a Mustard Seed fan and would love to have a copy of your flour file to use. I keep pricing feed sacks and well… If you are still so graciously offering to send the file I am at [email protected] Thank you so much.

Okay I want to be able to make my own stencils too!! Looks like I need one of those machines. Which one do you recommend? And what material do I use to make a reusable stencil? Cardboard, mylar, vinyl? Help!! Love your stenciled items.

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